India Women vs England Women, 5th T20I Highlights

We are back for the chase! The umpires are back in the middle and so are the players of India Women. It will be the duo of Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge to open the innings for England Women. The T20I debutant Kranti Gaud will take the new ball for India. Let's play...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Once England Women got rid of Verma, they pulled things back perfectly, keeping the field tight. Richa Ghosh played a handy innings but as said earlier, England Women have done a remarkable job to stay in the hunt to chase it down and they have their spinners to thank for it. Charlie Dean was the standout of the lot as she scalped three wickets. Right then! England Women are playing for pride and this is a reasonable total which should be chased down. Can they end the series on a high? Let's find out.

Shafali Verma's inning separate the two teams right now. She held the innings from one end and played her natural game, the aggressive game to put pressure on the hosts while the hosts chipped in with wickets regularly. It felt like Shafali Verma was playing on a different pitch than the rest of the lot as she mainted her intent right till the end while others struggled to get going at the first place.

A competitive total on the board by India Women but they'll feel they have left out 15-20 runs out there in the middle. The way Shafali Verma played, they deserved to get a bigger total, but India have themselves to blame as they kept losing wickets regularly. Credit to England Women, they have fought back hard and have momentum on their side.

Leg bye! Fuller delivery on leg, Arundhati Reddy goes back to slog it but misses and it rolls off the pads to point for a leg bye. India end with 167/7.

Bangs it into the surface, outside off. Radha Yadav slaps it to the left of cover where the fielder dives and stops. A single.

NO BALL! Touch fuller and around off. Arundhati Reddy looks to push but inside edges it to short fine leg for a single. Oh dear, Em Arlott is feeling the pressure. She has overstepped. Free-hit next...

FOUR! MORE RUNS! This could be a game-changing moment! Good length delivery on leg, angled in. Arundhati Reddy steps across the line and paddles it to fine leg for a boundary. Can India Women get near 170?

FOUR! Crucial runs! Such a fine shot! Pitched up on middle, Arundhati Reddy shows the full face of the bat and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

Drops it short and on middle, Radha Yadav pulls it awkwardly and top edges it to square leg where it lands safely. A single.

Em Arlott starts the final over with a slower length ball, outside off. Radha Yadav looks to cut but misses.

Pushes it full and just outside off. Arundhati Reddy tries to dab it around the corner but misses.

Arundhati Reddy comes to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! A quick cameo from Richa Ghosh comes to an end! Tossed up on middle, fuller length. Richa Ghosh gets on her knee to slog-sweep but hits it straight in the hands of Maia Bouchier at long on.

FOUR! Innovative from Richa Ghosh! Flatter delivery on middle, Richa Ghosh tries to play behind square leg, paddles as she falls over but times it well to find the fence.

Radha Yadav takes it on the full and hits it to the left of long off for one.

Floats it full and on leg, Radha Yadav slog-sweeps on the big side, to the left of deep square leg for a couple.

Sophie Ecclestone bowls it very full and outside off. Richa Ghosh dabs it to short third man for a quick single.

Nice way to end the over. A slower length ball, outside off. Radha Yadav mistimes it back to Wong.